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afforded

[uh-fawr-did] / əˈfɔr dɪd /




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She deviates from the one-note mean girl role, supplying Gen with dimensionality and kindness that characters like these were rarely afforded.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

International coaches are not afforded the same amount of time on the training pitch as club managers, so patience could be required if the plan is to move to a more possession-based style.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

The ruling concerns a travel provision afforded to recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the program created in 2012.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Yet with every advantage afforded to them—automatic qualification, boisterous home crowds and even an assist from the Oval Office—they also demonstrated how far they were from legitimately contending.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

From the surviving evidence, the Kanes could have afforded to support Maggie from Elisha’s book royalties alone.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock



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